Monthly Archives: May 2007

Running Into Leadership: Actions Lead the Way

Phil Dourado has a great leadership snippet based on Roger Bannister breaking the 4 minute mile. Phil makes the point that Roger did not lead the way and relied on the pacing of Chris Brasher and Chris Chataway. Here is … Continue reading

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Zengagement: Hold the door before going up!

  Employee engagement is about engaging now not some future state we must strive towards To live for some future goal is shallow. It’s the sides of the mountain that sustain life, not the top. ~ Robert M. Pirsig Engage … Continue reading

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Employee Engagement: Making others care (MMP#15)

Employee Engagement: Monday Morning Percolator #15 (Early release) by David Zinger If I look at the mass, I will never act. If I look at the one, I will. ~ Mother Teresa Don’t let your employee engagement messages go to … Continue reading

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ZENgagement: Relax into full engagement

  Do you see relaxation as the opposite of work and effort? Perhaps you believe relaxation is something you do after work? I believe we perform at our best when we relax into work or performance. Our thinking can prohibit engagement or … Continue reading

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What is the sound of your employee engagement echo?

Can you hear your echo? Reflect on Barrie Shepley’s Personal Best Newsletter story about the echo: A son and his father were walking in the mountains. Suddenly, his son falls, hurts himself and screams: “AAAhhhhhhhhhhh!!!” To his surprise, hears the voice … Continue reading

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Mount Everest Waves: Leadership Inspiration

Waves of climbers have reached the summit of Everest this past week. It is heartening to see so many climbers reach their goal. Without minimizing any individual accomplishment it is really a feat of the human spirit and gumption that … Continue reading

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Zengagement: Mindful of the moment

  We must make our moments count in employee engagement. According to Jon Kabat-Zinn, mindfulness is paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally. This kind of attention nurtures greater awareness, clarity, and acceptance … Continue reading

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Credible makes it Edible: Employee Engagement MMP #14

  Employee Engagement: Monday Morning Percolator #14 The key concept from chapter four of  Made to Stick is to make your ideas “edible” by you and the idea being credible.  Employees will bite into employee engagement when they trust the message and … Continue reading

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Zengagement: Just Do It

Read David K. Reynolds passage from page 5 of Constructive Living: You see, the fully functioning human being isn’t someone who is utterly free of pain and happy all the time. Not at all. The mature human being goes about … Continue reading

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Brotherhood of the Rope: Lest we Forget

In 2007 this blog is dedicated to the Brotherhood of the Rope. The excellent picture above shows Mount Everest in the middle with a dark shadow across the mountain. The large shadow across the mountain symbolizes the events that occurred … Continue reading

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ZENgagement: Engaging Beginner’s Mind

Are you ready to begin again by looking at employee engagement with fresh eyes? In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, in the expert’s there are few. Shunryu Suzuki Picture Credit: Tricycle! by http://flickr.com/photos/yonajon/90131935/

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The Concrete Mix: Employee Engagement MMP#13

Employee Engagement: Monday Morning Percolator #13 A key principle from Made to Stick is to make your ideas sticky with a concrete approach. When you pour out abstractions or general ideas go the next step by transforming them into statements that … Continue reading

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